Designing Components With the C++ Stl: A New Approach to Programming [Hardcover]

Ulrich Breymann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1998

The C++ Standard Template Library (STL) represents a breakthrough in C++ programming techniques. With it, software developers can achieve vast improvements in the reliability of their software, and increase their own productivity. Designing Components with the C++ STL has three aims: * to introduce the reader to the ST * to show how this powerful resource can be exploite * to extend its use to the construction of new components. The author shows how to make practical use of the STL through numerous examples and by drawing on his extensive experience and knowledge gained working with the C++ Standardization Committee. Unique insights into the internals of the STL take the reader beyond simply using it, to show how the components supplied in the STL can be used to design more complex data structures and algorithms, and powerful abstract data types. Throughout, the author maintains an elegant and sophisticated coding style, adhering faithfully to the current ISO/ANSI standards, helping to ensure that your software will be even more portable, maintainable and reusable than ever.

Editorial Reviews

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'This book is the most accurate and up-to-date source of information on the STL currently available. . It has an approach and appeal of its own: it explains techniques for building data structures and algorithms on top of the STL, and in this way appreciates the STL for what it is - a framework.' Angelika Langer, Independent Consultant and C++ Report Columnist

About the Author

Dr Ulrich Breymann is Professor of Technical Computer Science and Managing Director of the Institute for Computer Science and Automation at the Hochschule, Bremen. He has nearly 20 years of experience working in industrial systems analysis and software development, and is a member of the German DIN Working Group for the standardization of C++. He has written two best-selling German books on C++, edited another and is a regular contributor of C++-related articles to numerous journals and magazines.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 307 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub (Sd) (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201178168
• ISBN-13: 978-0201178166
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,358,536 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on STL, January 12, 2000

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Anton Ephanov (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Designing Components With the C++ Stl: A New Approach to Programming (Hardcover)

If you ever wondered why STL is the embodiment of research on generic programming (and what generic programming is anyway for C++ programmers), then this book is for you. It is not yet another STL reference by no means. It is not an introduction text either. This book will unveil the full power of STL and generic programming approach. Your relationship with STL is going to be different after reading this manuscript. Buy it, read it, and you will see why.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A mistitled book, November 6, 2003

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Keith (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Designing Components with the C++ STL: A New Approach to Programming (Revised Edition) (Hardcover)

The book proceeds to describe STL like all the other STL books, but doesn't stick to its title, i.e. it doesn't provide any information on extending STL.

The book is somewhat detailed in its description of STL. It covers contains and algorithms. However, although many of the more esoteric algorithms are listed, the description of them is poor and there is no explanation why they are there at all. I found this frustrating. The truth be known, with some of these you're better off reading the source.

Most annoying, is there is no help in extending STL. I bought the book specifically for this purpose. It's name implied more than a straight description of the "stuff" in STL. There isn't a clear description of the names your new cool container must support for example, or even sample code. I may as well not have had the book in this regard.

I did email the author regarding the first point and he was kind enough to reply.

I think if the book's title implied a straight description of STL then it would be more representative of the content. I think that would be better, because the present name is misleading.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than most STL books, December 1, 1999

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John Lund - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Designing Components With the C++ Stl: A New Approach to Programming (Hardcover)

Most "STL" books available today are little more than reference manuals. Furthermore, most of them are downright terrible. This one's not bad.

Breymann offers clear examples of how to use existing elements of the STL, and (more importantly) how to write code that employs the same idioms so you can take advantage of the standard C++ library in your own work. Neither the code nor the writing are top-notch, but they are by no means terrible. You'll want Stroustroup's book handy (and maybe Austern's, too), but this book is a worthwhile read.